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African Universities in the Twenty-first Century by Paul Tyambe Zeleza & Adebayo O. Olukoshi
Knowledge and Society
As the twenty-first century unfolds, African universities, and indeed universities everywhere, are undergoing unprecedented change and confronting multiple challenges brought about by the vast and complex processes of globalisation and technological change. Powerful internal and external forces u political, pecuniary and paradigmatic u are reconfiguring all aspects of university life constituted around the triple mission of teaching, research and service. The need for redefining the role and defending the importance of universities has never been greater. How are African universities trying to balance the demands of autonomy and accountability, expansion and excellence, equity and efficiency, diversification and differentiation, internationalisation and indigenisation in the face of liberalisation and privatisation, and as they address the new challenges of knowledge production and dissemination, of Africanising global scholarship and globalising African scholarship? What innovative approaches can they adopt to facilitate the sustainable development of African economies, societies and polities?They articulate new values and missions for African universities, and define effective s |
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| Author(s) : Paul Tyambe Zeleza & Adebayo O. Olukoshi | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 2869781253 | ISBN-13 : 9782869781252 |
| RRP : £29.95 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Codesria Book Series
Country Publication : South Africa
Publication Date : 01/04/2004
Publisher : Unisa Press
Page Length : 665mm